Proton Preve is the official name for the P3-21A!

Proton has officially announced that the P3-21A’s name is the Proton Preve. According to Proton, the word Preve is pronounced ‘prae-veh’, which means “to prove ” (a point).

According to Proton Holdings Berhad group managing director Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin, the name is in line with Proton’s vision to prove the car is a global car with global standards. Now we can all stop calling it the P3-21A!

The Proton Preve name was previously leaked onto online forums and blog comments, and we began to suspect that the name was in fact Preve when we noticed protonpreve.com and protonpreve.com.my had been registered by Proton’s web agency Tribal DDB.

Then what appeared to be art for marketing leaflets and etc started to appear on the internet with the name Proton Preve on it, and we even saw the listing of an iOS app with augmented reality features appear with the name Proton Preve on it. Finally, photos of a red Proton Preve test drive car were leaked online.

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.

People buy proton because they can’t afford any other cars, that’s a truth, it’s the cheapest car available in Malaysia although it’s still farking expensive. Stop bashing the car, if you can afford some better cars then go ahead, there are people who need a car in Malaysia (because public transport sucks) and the only car manufacturer that’s available within their budget is a proton.

Not bashing the car but have you wondered why Proton is ‘the cheapest car available in Malaysia although still farking expensive’? And why is it ‘the only car manufacturer that’s available within their budget’? go figure…..

aiyo what a noob, memang lah still can afford cheaper 2nd vios/city/forte..but thats is only the car maa…what happen if the gearbox got prob?your bearing bising2? maintenance still expensive than p1/p2 oi. waranty pun sudah habis..how2? i’m not sayin proton is the best choice or anything , but for a “budget” car, proton is quite decent.

@awan, remember the new gen2 that had no drive coz the gearbox walaupun baru dah rosak?!
servicing price i think is comparable between toyota and p2. no need to say but if you can afford to buy car then you must be able to afford the maintenance and insurance, if not after 3 month better let the car kena tarik by the repo man.

Enuf with the I was a Proton owner yakede yak yak then got fed up and bought a new/used Jap car.
My new/used Jap car is better than Proton. In fact its better than my wife in driving terms just fill up petrol no need to buy fancy gifts just to get a head n some action. Who da fak wants to hear ur boring story mate?

We need to love brand Malaysia more.
Whether Proton haters fancy it or not this is our National pride.
Proton belongs to each & all Malaysians for God’s sake.
If u don’t like Proton don’t tour the globe shouting at others to hate it as well u treasonous snake !

Proton is made in malaysia, yes, but now it is owned by a private citizen, just like you and me. So drop this NATIONALISM bullshit. Any prick from anywhere can take over the company by taking over proton shares or drbhicom shares in the klse.

Agreed, any profitability of Pro-toon goes to all its shareholders, whom happens to be the Malaysian Elite group …. and doesn’t even contribute to the wellbeing of the country, the industry or the rakyat ….

So drop this NATIONALISM bullshit…

And Stop Supporting Pro-toon, they have been a BURDEN FOR 30 FREAKIN YEARS …

please research 1st or at least use something called ‘google’ before saying or typing something… Proton founded around 1983 & 1st car produced around 1985. So almost 29 year to be exactly.
p/s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_%28automobile%29

You really need every reason to bring proton down isnt it? last time someone said gov must sell proton, now it was sold.. these basher now kept twisting the story as if it would benefits crony or whoever the elites might be.. nationalism or not, the importance is it was made by malaysian.. why wouldnt we support malaysian made brand?

FYI the gov wont even abolish tax on imported cars even after proton or perodua is gone.. seriously people? this is reality..

Proton is a private company (most likely own by politicians) now. Now if u buy proton, u are only paying for one of the rims of the many foreign cars (BMW,MERC,AUDI) that the owner of Proton is driving… I dun hate proton but I hate the mechanism that was put in place to protect it and yet now it is own by “someone” instead of the Rakyat. All these years we have been made to believe that buying Proton is Nationalism. Wake guys, your hard earn money is now going directly into somebody’s pocket man.. Protecting Proton ain’t going to benefit the Rakyat anymore. It is only going to fatten ONE man’s piggy bank; the owner. So cut the crap about nationalism.

In fact they must dismantle this so called” protective taxes’ that they are imposing on any other car. Protect proton for what? Proton is owned by syed mokhtar, a billionaire. It is you and me who need protecting……not the billionaire.
What right has the goverment got to charge 220k for a BMW 318 when everybody else in the world pays only 75k. Why , we malaysian so bangsat ka? so third class ka we all? Babi punya rules and regulations, I am voting for Pakatan this time.

Stop saying Proton belongs to each and all Malaysians. This is not true at all. I do not own Proton at all. It is only owned by a certain individuals still controlling the company.
Proton is now getting more expensive. It is like a DICTATOR in the car industry. Used to Monopolize the 30K to 50K car market by force.
But now found that this is no longer lucrative and proftable anymore and now want to monoplize the 70K to 90K market by force.
This is not good for the general Malaysian consumer at all as New Cars in Malaysia are getting more expensive and we are not getting our money’s worth and the quality we want.
The Malaysian new car prices are increasing just like the price of oil.

OMG….Pls lah P1 MD…no need explain the meaning of this “Preve” …it just can be prove by “QUALITY”….1 to become Global car not just depend on name only lah….Name the car as easy to pronounce and remember. OK.

too bad actually. proton dont have any histroy for their car..except for saga and satria. they should follow corolla,civic or golf. the model keep changing and improving..but the name is still the same.

Agree. They can use the current cars with their names, i.e., Satria, Saga, Wira, Persona, all of which have decent names. They just need to improve on those, make them better. Give their cars identity and heritage and that will make a strong brand. Proton has nothing to prove, not unless they themselves have no confidence with their own brand.

Unlikely, the Sunny to Malaysia was known as Sentra later and Latio now but it has been the same for the past 25 years that Sunny is Sentra and also is Pulsar (and Latio). The name is Sunny is still used in some markets.

why not preve called wira neo? he he its a sign that even though same name but totally new model.

What a good name……Sure Proton target is GLOBAL because Msian like to condemn non stop. Lets outsider buy and evaluate this car. If this car can be accepted by other market then shame Msian. If we change the logo to T or H sure this car will be accepted by Malaysian.

It’s time that Proton has to prove that it is a true car manufacturer. It’s a daunting task but it has to go all out. There will always be Proton -bashers and it has to accept that fact. These people are congenital bashers of Proton but they are generally good people.

But Proton itself must work hard to prove to Malaysians first that it can produce world class car. Quality should be the main priority for Proton. Public relations would certainly help but only to certain extent only. We Malaysians will buy protons when we know that the products are of quality.

yes, and it will ironic to see the demise of a company on it’s best effort. More and more Malaysians with 100+k to spend on cars are becoming more disgusted, prevented from quality imports. Honda Civic 1.8 costs 77k in Langkawi and balloons to 116k in Peninsular. People in Langkawi also get petrol subsidy, get free education, subsidized healthcare and everything else that people paying 116k gets from their 39k donations. Wake up!

Why do you need an expensive car in Langkawi anyway? I bet that you can go around the island in less than 1 hour and hardly reach the highway speed limit anyway. Good for them that they can buy cars at a cheaper price but corrosion will always be an issue for them.

if branding is not your main criteria. i think paying RM 75, 500 (thk RM 72, 000 in Langkawi) for Proton Preve premium spec is more worth for your money compare to RM 77, 000 Honda Civic 2.0. both car almost in same size but Proton Preve win if you campre luggage capacity, width, height both car. why Proton Preve are winner

a brand’s value is represented by the values that its products project which is why proton sucks because they dare to sell lemons to malaysians and expect us to buy it because of national pride and tax breaks make them cheaper. proton preve at the same level as a jetta?! is this the sequel to mahaleel’s “waja is the asian bmw”? ROFLMFAO!

Shipping cost does not amount to RM 100,000- for a car… The govt and local distributors are screwing us here, period. The dumb ones at the end of the day are Malaysians, who keep buying them, so we deserve to be screwed….

I agree. If the IAFM+ engine is used in a Saga FLX then it is still considered decent because Saga is a B segment car. Same reason as why it is rational for a Nissan Latio to use a 1.6 engine that can only churn 107 bhp because Latio is a B segment. But not for a C segment car that is obviously heavier than a Persona or Waja. An improved CPS engine should be much better suited for lower-spec model.

I bet you know nothing about spanish or latin languge, google my ass, go to a bookstore and look at a REAL dictionary! If you said you want to prove something, the word that should be used is “demostrar”. Educate yourself first.

how do you pronounce Kia Sportage….some pronounce it as Sportaj (as in Taj Mahal) and some as Sportej ) as in sausage) …go see review of this Kia on the net….no one is complaining about how to pronounce the name of the car….

Some more “HYUNDAI”. Some 14 years ago when I first met this brand HYUNDAI sCOUPE. Some say “heeyundai skopey” “heeyundai skop”. Than come some iklan in TV said “yandei” ermmm so its really “yandei” not “Heeyundai”

“The name is in line with our vision to prove that the car is a global car with global standards,”

We shall see if the car has really global standards and global quality, only after the car has clocked some considerable mileage can we really see what problems will arise…… with all the high tech spec mention like ABD with EBD (Already got lots of other models like Gen2, Persona, Exora and even Inspira report numerous problems), BA and Traction Control (Possible failure/problem rate very high looking at historical Proton models introducing new tech ), ESC again really can it really have global standards for the Perve ???, what R&D was done, nothing much mention on the Perve other than it has ESC !!! Paddle Shifters (scary for a car maker like Proton to introduce not knowing what problems will arise and how they going to tackle them), Push Start button (gosh, one can only wonder if this fails and car cannot start even with the key as it might interfere with the alarm system & immobiliser, going to see a lot of stranded people with their perve unable to start is something goes wrong !!!)

All this tech from other car makers was gradually introduce into their cars being upgraded within different models over time to get this whole package, so a lot of R&D was put into it by other car makers, in order for them to call their vehicles, global standards, wonder how Proton did their R&D for this Perve specs above but good luck Proton.

If the Perve truly meets global standards with global quality in it, then Proton has progressed and we might see a lot more of exciting new models from them if not doom on you Proton for rushing to chunk out a car like this !!!!

The name doesn’t mean a thing if quality and durability is not there. Had already sent my Persona for service 3 times because the door (front passenger seat) cannot be opened. The service guy say I shouldn’t bang the door too hard because it might loosen the bush etc… what a bullshit!! So I think the new car should be name LOUSY… Easier to pronounce and the name carry the brand so well I believe… And sorry to say, I did support Proton for a while…

probably Proton keep on going changing new model it is because they can’t developed newer or bigger engine.
e.g 1970’s tiny size Civic & corolla come with 1.3cc & Accord with 1.6cc. when time passing by, body & engine were upgrade to bigger sizes to 1.6,1.8,2.0, 2.4 etc….
you cant make a bigger size Proton Waja, Wira with the size of the new Civic with same humble 1.6 engine…..under power

The top spec is more than decently powered as it uses the CFE engine. But it is the lower-spec that is a major letdown for having an engine that loses three horses than the older IAFM engine to haul a car that is heavier than a Persona or Waja.

actually your argument will only valid if your talking about engine capacity (cc wise).. technically i dont see the advantage of having to use a bigger (size wise) engine.. it will just increase weight and definitely cost.. in engineering it’s not about the size that matters.. it’s whether the engine can provide the performance or not as intended by the design target..

however i do agree that the iafm+ fitted in the lower variant may not do justice to the car’s weight.. have to wait for the official test drive review by paul and the gang 1st before i rest my case on this..

u mean with same capacity but the engine size bigger??for what??turbo is one of the method to improve engine performance without needed to larger the size capacity..do u know that big volvo car also using 1.6l engine??big mpv like citroen also using 1.6l engine?

Plenty more press conferences for this arab in the near future. Among issues he got to explain, lousy design, high price, lousy performance ,2nd hand value like no value at all , cars being lost at the factory compound , staff stealing car fabric to use at home etc etc etc etc………

Why on earth Proton should wait for PM? If prospect buyers boring and feel that buying Preve mean support PM/BN it will backfire the car sale. Ask Cristiano Ronaldo, Siti, Yuna, or any popular celebrity for that matter.

This car is for champions not for bashing losers. I noticed the P1 bashers in this blog most of the time speak out from their ass with 3rd country mentality. Let’s try to appreciate this car. None of your Jamban Jappo and Ketiak Koreak car has the spec as this car has and moreover it’s turbo. Will smoke your Forte, Civic and Vios Dugong anytime. Shame on you assh***s.

the rally car and the road car only have the door handles in common like all rally versions of road cars, please read up then speak. you want a s2000 neo rally car to drive to work? no AC, 2 seats, roll cage and plastic windows? great right, no power windows.

one don’t just buy the car as it is.
one shud also consider after sales and service.
everyone knows the history how good is proton car, so as the service.
“this sound ah… is like this one lah… nothing wrong lah.. is proton mah “.

RM62K-RM75K – extremely expensive for a local brand.
for the same price one might want to consider to trade off with size and feature from better imported brand and service.

don’t forget MANY are DENIED the right to enjoy a good car ride by the existence of PROTON.

Frankly speaking, and as a Proton staff, I’m not sure if Proton Preve is a good choice (other than it’s kind of strange name). I agree with some that Proton could have chose some of the names from the past , and continue using them,e.g the current Saga & Satria. I think it’s better to carry on with the tradition of using Wira or Persona name. Look at most car of high volume manufacturers, they were still using the same name for their car models, at least for a few generations or so; e.g Honda Accord, BMW 3 series, VW Passat, Ford Mondeo, Mitsubishi Lancer to name a few. It’s better for the brand reputation.

Yes it might me good to carry over a name… But we have to realise.. previous model, like Gen2, Waja, Wira or even Satria was associated with so many quality problem… big fuss was made and some how when ppl hear the name.. thoose problem will be associated with it and might fright some ppl from buying the new model…. So to avoid these, new name was given… however i do hope once they get everything right… they should carry over the names… especially the Satria Neo… It has good reputation in Rally world now…

based on the spec list available now, the car looks promising.
i will not comment more until i test drive this car.

but the name is stupid. the name of the model is very important for marketing n branding. yet they choose a name that is very difficult to pronounce n it sound very funny and stupid as well. instead of using prae-vae, they can just use preve (as in preev). its more simple and easy to use (pronounce)

while we are very excite to comment this, let clearly understand the definition of a ‘global car’..not to get confused or garu kepala and blaming this and that..

i agree that proton should retain good names such as wira/ persona, satria/neo, saga..

apart from this huha, what i’m interested to know from Proton is how much have they progressed in their work, how detailed have they gone to, in making their product more attractive..how good are they at improving their engine performance.. Forget about the advertisment, it’s already there, the real proton is when you touch, feel, hear engine and drive the car, that’s the bottom line and that speaks the brand..

Whats wrong with local malay name to penerate gobal market? Porche takes Indonesian macan or tiger for its new model Porche Macan while Maserati Kubang sounds Malaysian although the meaning might probably different? I think it is more pleasing to the ears of foreigners if we use exotic names which can be commonly found in our flora and fauna rather than English sounding names which are common and can be misleading likes preve.

“Preveh is an English word meaning to proove”. Firstly proton, it is not an english word n is never in the dictionary, secondly, its a foreign word ur trying to interpret similarly to our korean counterpart, forte, sonata etc. but why go for a global name that is hard to pronounce to most people worldwide, and it has no rythm.

Hear this: CIVIC, SONATA, FORTE, ELANTRA. Those have great rythm and it surely fits the car, although i am proud for malaysia and proton to conceive a car up to standards, but many are not happy with how you name it. It should be a malaysian thing and should represent malaysia, not latin or spanish.

Just like how we are proud of the twin towers, but sadly it wasnt designed by a malaysian. We want malaysian quality up to standards and show the world about malaysia.

great….now when non media average citizen like me can test drive this baby ? cz it will be the best sub 70k +- new car in the market once it is release….if it is that good i am ready to part with my $$……

Seriously, most of you all are a bunch of hypocrites.
bashing on our National car bcoz its a Malaysian product? such typical lame attitude.
at least they try. elevate from the past.
you should be proud (eventho you dont own Proton – fyi, im not a proton owner as well) as we Malaysians do have 2 cars manufacturer (Proton/Perodua).

saying Jap car is better la this la that la.
but hey, you complain so much bout Proton.. on the same time you are even complaining about your Jap car monthly maintenance service or when you accident. expensive la this la that la – cut the crap, i know you will whine someway some how.

everyone have their own prefix and not everyone can afford Jap/euro car.
with hypocrite and narrow minded like you bunch of wankers, how can we improve and go global? dont tell me you guys still want to be “katak bawah tempurung” – oh wait, with ur mindset, you are 1 of the kataks.

be open, support our products. if you want to bash, bash it with constructive comments.
dont just be another lalabengs kiasu. joining the bashing band wagon as its fun.

i am just wondering, with this new model and all the specs that beat other brands and highest specification includes turbo…..Will it still announce ‘Dengan ini dimaklumkan bahawa proton mencatatkan kerugian sebelum cukai sebanyak…???Juta ‘

Proton sold about 60K over units of saga last year and if you take average 35k per car you get MYR 2.1 bil in sales from saga alone. Bear in mind that saga platform is the same with Savvy.

yet with other models selling persona , exora , inspira they still make losses…..

yala …
what about the salaries paid to maintain the troopers trying to create the feel good atmosphere to their cars. Also, losses sustained from excessive warranty claims due to incompetency of the staffs.

can’t read all the comments here..no matter what name is given not everyone will satisfy..even me..if possible i would like proton to make a custom made car especially for me with my name on it..i think if it proven a really good car the name will be a legend no matter what name is given as long as it is a decent name unless they name it “pervert, lousy, pura2” or whatever name that surely will make you laugh..even a sexy and beautiful amoi name “cipap” will make your “burung” naik..just my 0 cent view lah.

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